The Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC), formerly known as Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico, was established in 1938, and the league’s first no-hitter was thrown six years later. In our effort to establish the first list of no-nos thrown in Puerto Rico’s winter circuit, we’ve documented 21 of these accomplishments, as well as a no-hitter thrown during the 1939 Semi-Pro World Series by Rafaelito Ortiz and a no-hitter thrown during the 1963 InterAmerican Series by Santurce’s Juan “Terin” Pizarro. A few of these games are missing final scores or ballparks there may be additional no-nos not yet on this list, so if you have any additional information please pass along stories, box scores, anecdotes, etc. to dirk@nonohitters.com.
Puerto Rico winter league no-hitters
| 1 | Tomás “Planchardón” Quiñones |
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| Leones de Ponce | |
| Sunday, December 3, 1944 Leones de Ponce 8, Indios de Mayagüez 0 |
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| 2 | Johnny Davis (Newark Eagles – NNL) |
| Indios de Mayagüez | |
| Sunday, February 8, 1948 Indios de Mayagüez 1, Tiburones de Aguadilla 0 |
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| 3 | Roberto Vargas (7) Luis Febres (2) |
| Criollos de Caguas | |
| Sunday, December 31, 1950 Criollos de Caguas 11, Tiburones de Aguadilla 1 Parque Colón (Aguadilla) |
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| 4 | Earl Harrist (St. Louis Browns) |
| Criollos de Caguas | |
| Wednesday, December 19, 1951 Criollos de Caguas 9, Indios de Mayagüez 0 Parque Yldefonso Solá Morales (Caguas) |
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| 5 | Hank Behrman (Chicago White Sox) |
| Leones de Ponce | |
| Sunday, November 30, 1952 Leones de Ponce 3, Criollos de Caguas 0 Estadio Paquito Montaner (Ponce) |
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| 6 | José G. “Pantelones” Santiago (Cleveland Indians) |
| Leones de Ponce | |
| Sunday, December 6, 1953 Leones de Ponce 6, San Juan 0 (7 innings) Estadio Isidoro García (Mayagüez) |
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| 7 | Juan “Terin” Pizarro (Milwaukee Braves) |
| Criollos de Caguas | |
| Saturday, November, 30, 1957 Criollos de Caguas 7, Indios de Mayagüez 0 Parque Yldefonso Solá Morales (San Juan) |
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| 8 | Ron Piche (Milwaukee Braves) |
| Indios de Mayagüez | |
| Thursday, January 19, 1961 Indios de Mayagüez 1, Cangrejeros de Santurce 0, first game of doubleheader Estadio Isidoro García (Mayagüez) (This game was initially considered a 2-hitter, but the official scorer changed his ruling on both hits to errors after the game.) |
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| 9 | Julio Navarro (San Francisco Giants) |
| Criollos de Caguas | |
| Sunday, January 14, 1962 (first game of doubleheader) Cangrejeros de Santurce 1, Criollos de Caguas 0 (8 innings) Estadio Sixto Escobar (San Juan) (A no-hit loss) |
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| 10 | Luis de Léon Sr. |
| Arecibo Lobos | |
 Sunday, November 20, 1966 (second game of doubleheader)Arecibo Lobos 1, Cangrejeros de Santurce 0 (7 innings) Estadio Hiram Bithorn (San Juan) (Perfect Game) |
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| 11 | Les Cain (Cleveland Indians) |
| Indios de Mayagüez | |
| Tuesday, December 3, 1968 Indios de Mayagüez 2, Cangrejeros de Santurce 0 Estadio Isidoro García (Mayagüez) |
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| 12 | Jim Palmer (Baltimore Orioles) |
| Cangrejeros de Santurce | |
| Sunday, December 22, 1968 Cangrejeros de Santurce 4, Indios de Mayagüez 0 (7 innings) Estadio Isidoro García (Mayagüez) |
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| 13 | Fred Beene (Baltimore Orioles) |
| Cangrejeros de Santurce | |
| Saturday, January 17, 1970 Cangrejeros de Santurce 6, Arecibo Lobos 0 Estadio Hiram Bithorn (San Juan) |
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| 14 | Les Cain (Detroit Tigers) |
| Indios de Mayagüez | |
| Sunday, November 14, 1971 (second game of doubleheader) Indios de Mayagüez 1, Leones de Ponce 0 (7 innings) Estadio Isidoro García (Mayagüez) |
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| 15 | Victor “Vic” Albury (Minnesota Twins) |
| Indios de Mayagüez | |
| Saturday, January 15, 1972 Indios de Mayagüez 4, Criollos de Caguas 0 Estadio Isidoro García (Mayagüez) |
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| 16 | Balor Moore (Montreal Expos) |
| Senadores de San Juan | |
| Sunday, November 25, 1973 Senadores de San Juan vs. Leones de Ponce Estadio Hiram Bithorn (San Juan) (Perfect game.) |
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| 17 | José “Witito” Martinez |
| Leones de Ponce | |
| Saturday, December 18, 1976 Leones de Ponce 6, Cangrejeros de Santurce 0 Estadio Paquito Montaner (Ponce) |
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| 18 | Andy Hawkins (San Diego Padres) |
| Vaqueros de Bayamón | |
| Tuesday, November 2, 1982 Vaqueros de Bayamón 5, Cangrejeros de Santurce 0 Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel (Bayamón) |
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| 19 | Scott Elarton (Houston Astros) |
| Cangrejeros de Santurce | |
| Sunday, December 14, 1997 Cangrejeros de Santurce 3, Criollos de Caguas 0 Estadio Hiram Bithorn (San Juan) |
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| 20 | Jorge Lopez (5 inn.) Paul Fry (⅔ inn.) Felix Baez (⅓ inn.) Michael Johnson (1 inn.) Dereck Rodriguez (1 inn.) Kevin Herget (1 inn.) |
| Indios de Mayagüez | |
| Friday, November 4, 2016 Indios de Mayagüez 3, Cangrejeros de Santurce 0 Estadio Hiram Bithorn (San Juan) |
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| 21 | Ricardo Vélez |
| RA 12 | |
| Sunday, December 26, 2021 (first game of doubleheader) Criollos de Caguas 1, RA 12 (7 innings, a no-hit loss) Estadio Yldefonso Solá Morales (Caguas) |
1939 Semi-Pro World Series no-hitter
| Rafaelito Ortiz | |
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| Venerables y Brujos de Guayama | |
| Wednesday, September 6, 1939 Venerables y Brujos de Guayama vs. Halliburton Cementers from Duncan, Oklahoma (6 innings, rain) Estadio Isidoro García (Mayagüez) |
InterAmerican Series no-hitter
| Juan “Terin” Pizarro | |
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| Cangrejeros de Santurce | |
| Friday, February 8, 1963 Indios de Mayagüez 5, Valencia, Venezuela 0 Olympic Stadium (Panama) |
Sources: The Sporting News archives, Newspapers.com archives, MayaguezIndios.net, Puerto Rico’s Winter League by Thomas E. Van Hying.